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I've never had to deal with anything like that and I fear for the day that it happens, mostly since I'm nonconfrontational to a fault and I'd likely let them get away with it without comment.
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Lost my cool with a driver for the first time in just about forever this morning. Guy towing a boat started blowing his horn behind me to get around on a no shoulder road. Then he decided to pass with a vehicle coming the other direction, I’d stayed left so he wouldn’t try to pass with the other car coming. He ran them off the road and swerved back and nearly clipped me with his trailer.
I caught up to him a gas station and asked “Are you trying to kill someone or just ******g stupid?”
he got in my face (thankfully I had a face cover on because it was freezing) and told me bikes don’t belong on road. I thought he was actually going to take a swing at me.
I caught up to him a gas station and asked “Are you trying to kill someone or just ******g stupid?”
he got in my face (thankfully I had a face cover on because it was freezing) and told me bikes don’t belong on road. I thought he was actually going to take a swing at me.
#255
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Lost my cool with a driver for the first time in just about forever this morning. Guy towing a boat started blowing his horn behind me to get around on a no shoulder road. Then he decided to pass with a vehicle coming the other direction, I’d stayed left so he wouldn’t try to pass with the other car coming. He ran them off the road and swerved back and nearly clipped me with his trailer.
I caught up to him a gas station and asked “Are you trying to kill someone or just ******g stupid?”
he got in my face (thankfully I had a face cover on because it was freezing) and told me bikes don’t belong on road. I thought he was actually going to take a swing at me.
I caught up to him a gas station and asked “Are you trying to kill someone or just ******g stupid?”
he got in my face (thankfully I had a face cover on because it was freezing) and told me bikes don’t belong on road. I thought he was actually going to take a swing at me.
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cowboy, steel horse, etc
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Lost my cool with a driver for the first time in just about forever this morning. Guy towing a boat started blowing his horn behind me to get around on a no shoulder road. Then he decided to pass with a vehicle coming the other direction, I’d stayed left so he wouldn’t try to pass with the other car coming. He ran them off the road and swerved back and nearly clipped me with his trailer.
I caught up to him a gas station and asked “Are you trying to kill someone or just ******g stupid?”
he got in my face (thankfully I had a face cover on because it was freezing) and told me bikes don’t belong on road. I thought he was actually going to take a swing at me.
I caught up to him a gas station and asked “Are you trying to kill someone or just ******g stupid?”
he got in my face (thankfully I had a face cover on because it was freezing) and told me bikes don’t belong on road. I thought he was actually going to take a swing at me.
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I'm wishing we could've stayed here all weekend, riding Rails-to-Trails on a full suspension MTB, but the little lady wanted to do stuff down here in PHX for some reason.
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Lost my cool with a driver for the first time in just about forever this morning. Guy towing a boat started blowing his horn behind me to get around on a no shoulder road. Then he decided to pass with a vehicle coming the other direction, I’d stayed left so he wouldn’t try to pass with the other car coming. He ran them off the road and swerved back and nearly clipped me with his trailer.
I caught up to him a gas station and asked “Are you trying to kill someone or just ******g stupid?”
he got in my face (thankfully I had a face cover on because it was freezing) and told me bikes don’t belong on road. I thought he was actually going to take a swing at me.
I caught up to him a gas station and asked “Are you trying to kill someone or just ******g stupid?”
he got in my face (thankfully I had a face cover on because it was freezing) and told me bikes don’t belong on road. I thought he was actually going to take a swing at me.
Boats don’t belong on the road either. Just saying.
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Lost my cool with a driver for the first time in just about forever this morning. Guy towing a boat started blowing his horn behind me to get around on a no shoulder road. Then he decided to pass with a vehicle coming the other direction, I’d stayed left so he wouldn’t try to pass with the other car coming. He ran them off the road and swerved back and nearly clipped me with his trailer.
I caught up to him a gas station and asked “Are you trying to kill someone or just ******g stupid?”
he got in my face (thankfully I had a face cover on because it was freezing) and told me bikes don’t belong on road. I thought he was actually going to take a swing at me.
I caught up to him a gas station and asked “Are you trying to kill someone or just ******g stupid?”
he got in my face (thankfully I had a face cover on because it was freezing) and told me bikes don’t belong on road. I thought he was actually going to take a swing at me.
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Just got poked- hoping I have a reaction more like my wife (none). Need to find a way to get 12 miles in this afternoon to hit my modest mileage goal - might just go screw around on the revolt before I put the slicks on
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Just landed back at my home airport. My vacation officially starts. Don’t go back to work til the 18th.
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Lost my cool with a driver for the first time in just about forever this morning. Guy towing a boat started blowing his horn behind me to get around on a no shoulder road. Then he decided to pass with a vehicle coming the other direction, I’d stayed left so he wouldn’t try to pass with the other car coming. He ran them off the road and swerved back and nearly clipped me with his trailer.
I caught up to him a gas station and asked “Are you trying to kill someone or just ******g stupid?”
he got in my face (thankfully I had a face cover on because it was freezing) and told me bikes don’t belong on road. I thought he was actually going to take a swing at me.
I caught up to him a gas station and asked “Are you trying to kill someone or just ******g stupid?”
he got in my face (thankfully I had a face cover on because it was freezing) and told me bikes don’t belong on road. I thought he was actually going to take a swing at me.
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We have arrived in VA!
...to signs of deferred maintenance all around the house.
...to signs of deferred maintenance all around the house.
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#269
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My sister and bil live within riding distance of Skyline Drive. It would be a multi day affair though, getting there, riding up and back down, and getting back home. 10 years ago I could've done it.
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Slow afternoon, everyone must be recovering from spraying weed killer. Weekend to do list was completed but no riding. I still haven't recovered from my last ride. I think the steroid injection made things worse. At least with a second shot I'll have more opportunity to gain weight.
I also woke up at 3 am last night in Afib. I don't think that's why I woke up but what a nice bonus.
I put my HR monitor on and it was around 90 bpm so it wasn't too concerning. I went back to sleep at 5 am hoping it would return to normal rhythm and when I woke up it was. I need to accept this as the new normal.
I also woke up at 3 am last night in Afib. I don't think that's why I woke up but what a nice bonus.
I put my HR monitor on and it was around 90 bpm so it wasn't too concerning. I went back to sleep at 5 am hoping it would return to normal rhythm and when I woke up it was. I need to accept this as the new normal.
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Did a little systems check on the Cervelo and released some pent-up energy from the drive.
Tried to pull an abshipp and average 166bpm, but couldn't do it.
Tried to pull an abshipp and average 166bpm, but couldn't do it.
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There’s this kind of thing, but I don’t really trust the local variation.
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#274
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It's classified.
Weekend to do list was completed but no riding. I still haven't recovered from my last ride. I think the steroid injection made things worse. At least with a second shot I'll have more opportunity to gain weight.
I also woke up at 3 am last night in Afib. I don't think that's why I woke up but what a nice bonus.
I put my HR monitor on and it was around 90 bpm so it wasn't too concerning. I went back to sleep at 5 am hoping it would return to normal rhythm and when I woke up it was. I need to accept this as the new normal.
I also woke up at 3 am last night in Afib. I don't think that's why I woke up but what a nice bonus.
I put my HR monitor on and it was around 90 bpm so it wasn't too concerning. I went back to sleep at 5 am hoping it would return to normal rhythm and when I woke up it was. I need to accept this as the new normal.